Hupp & Associates Inc.

Hupp & Associates Inc., doing business as Hupp Aerospace/Defense, manufactures and supplies specialized aerospace and defense spare parts, components, and maintenance kits to the Department of Defense as a prime contractor, competing predominantly under small business set-asides on Defense Logistics Agency vehicles.

The vendor is a for-profit small business manufacturer headquartered in New Haven, Indiana. Based on the source material, Hupp holds no stated SBA designations beyond small business status, though it competes under "Total Small Business" and "Competitive 8(a)" designations on individual contracts and IDC vehicles. The company operates across multiple NAICS categories with primary concentration in Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (691 awards), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (325 awards), and Military Armored Vehicle and Tank Component Manufacturing (202 awards). The corresponding PSC portfolio reflects this split, anchored in Packing and Gasket Materials (309 awards), Miscellaneous Vehicular Components (246 awards), and Airframe Structural Components (216 awards).

Hupp's capability portfolio centers on tailored kitting solutions and specialized spare parts for military maintenance, repair, and operations. Concrete examples from recent awards include a $914,277 definitive contract from DLA Aviation (May 2024) for 10,000 F-18 BRU-32 repair maintenance kits under a total small business set-aside, with phased delivery through July 2026; a $249,475 total small business set-aside purchase order from DLA Aviation (September 2025) for 120 seal replacement parts kits; and a $6.3 million indefinite delivery contract from DLA Land and Maritime (December 2023) covering specialized parts kits across a two-year base with three option years. Representative components span seals, gearbox and turbine engine parts, servo valves, shock absorbers, bolts, fluid system filters, vehicle insulation, and diesel engine kits—all procured through DLA as rapid-order maintenance logistics support.

Customer concentration is extreme. DLA Land and Maritime dominates with 1,635 awards valued at $167.4 million (39% of total potential value), while DLA Aviation holds 775 awards valued at $79.5 million (19% of total). Together, these two DLA components account for 94% of award count and approximately 58% of combined potential value. The broader DLA enterprise (Land and Maritime, Aviation, Troop Support, and unspecified DLA) represents over $310 million of the $421.2 million total portfolio. The Department of Defense Education Activity anchors a secondary customer at $14.1 million across six awards for music instruments and accessories (a marked outlier from core aerospace/defense operations). The top five customers represent 74% of combined potential value, indicating concentrated dependency on DLA rapid-order procurement vehicles.

Hupp holds a portfolio of single-award indefinite delivery contracts with DLA components, each typically valued between $250,000 and $1.2 million. Named vehicles include IDC SP042004D4057 (87 task orders from DLA Land and Maritime), IDC SPM7AX08D7001 (41 task orders, $3.3 million, likely DLA Aviation), IDC SP042004D4046 (37 task orders, DLA Land and Maritime), IDC SPM7L208D7011 (35 task orders, $2.8 million, DLA Aviation), and IDC SPM7LX14D0004 (33 task orders, $3.6 million, DLA Land and Maritime). A $7 million Blanket Purchase Agreement was awarded by DoD Education Activity (August 2024–August 2029) for music instruments and accessories. The IDC ceiling values typically range from $250,000 to $2 million, with the largest noted as a $6.3 million DLA Land and Maritime contract (December 2023 award). Recent IDC awards include contracts valued at $350,000 (DLA Land and Maritime Engine Adapter Kits, January 2026) and $1.2 million (DLA Aviation Seal Replacement Parts Kit, April 2025).

Hupp operates as a subcontractor to CACI Inc. Federal on two task orders issued in 2025 totaling unspecified value for Naval Undersea Warfare Center engineering and modernization operations analysis, delivering O-rings, seals, gaskets, and miscellaneous hardware. The sub role is negligible in the overall portfolio (9 of 3,139 awards, or 0.3%).

Activity has declined sharply since 2023. Annual awards peaked at 329 in 2023, fell to 104 in 2024, dropped further to 81 in 2025, and through April 2026 show only 18 awards. Combined obligated dollars reached $267.6 million (64% of potential value), but the recompete cliff is modest—only 13 awards with completion dates in the next twenty-four months carry $1.6 million in combined potential value. This suggests limited near-term recompete exposure relative to the total portfolio, though the steep decline in annual award volume signals either a major customer shift or loss of incumbency on key DLA vehicles.

Distribution of components, kitting, maintenance kits for military and commercial use.